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History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 82: B-Legit is a certified West Coast legend who helped pave the way for Bay Area rap as a member of The Click with his cousins E-40, Suga T, and D-Shot. Growing up in Vallejo's Hillside neighborhood, B-Legit talks about his early days being influenced by the D-Boy culture of the 80s while also discovering hip-hop. While attending Grambling University for a year with E-40, they started rapping and decided to come back to Vallejo and form a group. From there, they created Sick Wid It Records and innovated business strategies to take independent rap music to the next level. This led to a deal with Jive Records and B-Legit has been a fixture in rap music ever since. In this episode he also discusses 2pac, Mac Dre, C-Bo, and many other highlights from his career.

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00:00 Intro

01:39 Growing up in a musical family

04:52 Vallejo in the 70s-80s

08:29 The D-Boy Era

13:49 Grambling University

17:05 MVP “The Kings Men” (first album)

24:09 The Click & mobb music

27:38 Sick Wid It Records

31:17 B-Legit the Savage “Tryin To Get A Buck”

33:33 Sick Wid It deal with Jive Records

38:28 Levitti

39:55 Bay Area rap scene

43:10 “Ghetto Smile” with Daryl Hall

45:33 “City 2 City”

47:30 Working with 2pac

53:49 Mac Dre

58:28 “Hempin Ain’t Easy,” leaving Jive

1:03:27 The Bela Blunt

1:06:17 Longevity